Wind causes waves to be produced in the water. These can cause erosion of the coast. Wind can also cause material to be transported, for example by longshore drift, which is where sediment moves along ...

The evolution of the coast of Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, and its erosion problems have been governed by multiple factors, including its tectonic setting with an earthquake in 1931 that altered land ...

The study of the interactions between the oceans and land and the processes that shape coastal features and transport sediment and other materials near coastlines. Specializing in estuarine and ...

Oceanography, Vol. 26, No. 3, SPECIAL ISSUE ON Coastal Long Term Ecological Research (SEPTEMBER 2013), pp. 34-43 (10 pages) ABSTRACTWind-driven upwelling is weak and intermittent in the Southern ...

Some areas of the British coastline are more vulnerable to coastal erosion than others. Coastal landforms are affected by a range of factors. Some of these factors slow down or speed up the rate that ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Sunday, Jan. 12, temporarily suspending two California environmental laws in order to speed rebuilding in Los Angeles County wildfire zones. The order lifts ...

Filmed along the World Heritage Site of the Jurassic Coast, in the UK, this resource provides up to date explanations and examples of the processes and landforms that shape coastal environments. The ...

Explore the dynamic processes shaping the UK's Jurassic Coast through surfers, scientists, and stunning landforms in this engaging geography resource on coastal processes and landforms. Preview: ...